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Extreme Natural Disasters That You've Probably Never Heard Of

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A wave taller than the Empire State Building. A volcano eruption that ruptured eardrums from miles away. A lake that EXPLODED and killed hundreds with deadly gas. These natural disasters were especially strange, but few people know about them.